The best preserved parts of Richmond Castle have walls which are 11ft (3.3m) thick Plans to build commercial units close to an 11th Century castle have been approved, despite fears the scheme would ...

A new grant provided by England’s Heritage Lottery Fund will help preserve and document graffiti drawn by prisoners in North Yorkshire’s Richmond Castle during World War I. The imprisoned men were ...

Richmond residents born 100 years apart were among a group who planted trees for a new community woodland that honours the founding of the town. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire ...

GRAFFITI is not usually celebrated but a new exhibition will give a fascinating insight into the minds of prisoners incarcerated in a castle over a 150-year period. The19th century cell block at ...

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Views of one of the country's most complete 11th Century castles would be ruined if a planned housing development went ahead, objectors have said. Developers want to build 28 homes near Bolton Avenue ...

Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. The River Swale meanders beneath the ruins of Richmond Castle ...

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The market town of Richmond is about an hour's drive north of York off the A1. Why go there? Dramatically sited on a rocky promontory above the River Swale, the great castle of Richmond must have been ...